{"id":638,"date":"2026-09-21T19:09:52","date_gmt":"2026-09-21T19:09:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dankew.me\/?p=638"},"modified":"2026-09-21T19:22:38","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T19:22:38","slug":"coupe-du-monde-basel-trophee-de-bale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dankew.me\/index.php\/2026\/09\/21\/coupe-du-monde-basel-trophee-de-bale\/","title":{"rendered":"Coupe du Monde Basel - Troph\u00e9e de B\u00e2le"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide\">Introduction<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Located right on the France and Switzerland border and only a short journey from EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg. Our one visit here was fantastic - would have been 2 but due to Covid and a different application of restrictions by France and Switzerland it decided the competion should be moved to Winterthur in 2022. Top tier competion. great venue, plenty of hotels nearby and some wonderful places to eat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/dankew.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/20200215_112831-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Pfaffenholz Sports Center\" class=\"wp-image-634\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dankew.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/20200215_112831-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dankew.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/20200215_112831-624x351.jpg 624w, https:\/\/dankew.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/20200215_112831-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dankew.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/20200215_112831-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dankew.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/20200215_112831-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/dankew.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/20200215_112831-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Years attended - 2020<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading alignfull\">Venue<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading alignfull\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0\">Pfaffenholz Sports Center<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A modern sports facility that quite literally is half in Switzerland and half in France. Inside, it's quite imposing - almost like a gladitorial arena with it being sunken in to a very imposing concrete structure, with banked concrete seats one side and a viewing balacony all around. 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No complaints there - note that it tends to be slightly cheaper staying on the French side of Basel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/dankew.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/20200214_183646-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-633\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dankew.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/20200214_183646-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dankew.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/20200214_183646-624x351.jpg 624w, https:\/\/dankew.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/20200214_183646-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dankew.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/20200214_183646-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dankew.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/20200214_183646-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/dankew.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/20200214_183646-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide\">Shops &amp; Places To Eat<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We had an excellent meal at Restaurant Tilleul and a few drinks and snacks at Week-End Brasserie. 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